Tyee Mountain

Tyee Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Gold River and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Mount Judson,[1] between the head of the Gold River and the Salmon River, at the northwest end of Strathcona Provincial Park. "Tyee", which also means "big" and "chief" or "chiefly in the Chinook Jargon, was applied here in its sense of "big" (i.e. the bigger or biggest one).[2]

Tyee Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,666 m (5,466 ft)
Prominence536 m (1,759 ft)
Coordinates49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W
Geography
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeVancouver Island Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92/F13

See also

  • List of mountains in Canada
  • List of Chinook Jargon placenames

References

  1. Tyee Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  2. "Tyee Mountain". BC Geographical Names.


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